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Russian Spiral tutorial – a jewellery making course - PART 2

Russian Spiral tutorial – a jewellery making course - PART 2

Products used in project:

Russian Spiral tutorial – a jewellery making course - PART 2

Items (6)

Qty

Price

KO Beading Thread Brown 50m

TC313

£2.72

Toho Size 11 Round Seed Beads Silver Lined Transparent Pink 7.5g TUBE

11TR38

Out of stock

ClickIn / plug clasp / surgical steel / 31x9x10mm / silver / hole 7mm / 1pcs

S7314

£5.17

TOHO™ / Round 15/0 / Silver Lined / Med Topaz / 10g

U5895

Out of stock

TOHO™ / Round 11/0 / Glow in the Dark / Crystal-Bright Green / 10g

U2057

Out of stock

TOHO™ Round 15/0 / Trans Rainbow / Lt Amethyst / 10g / ~1200pcs

U7988

Out of stock

Total Cost

£7.89

Not all products are available for this project

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John James Pebble Beading Needles Size 10/12 Pk4

£1.99

Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue 118.56ml (4fl oz)

£8.99

Information about project:

Russian Spiral tutorial – a jewellery making course - PART 2

Designed by: Edyta Rogowska

Difficulty: Intermediate

Rating:

Look how different the Russian Spiral bracelet looks when you use smaller beads.

Materials:

15/0 TOHO beads – I’ve chosen Permanent Finish Galvanized Aluminum – 10 g

and a small amount of 15/0 TOHO beads in a different colour – Metallic Nebula

11/0 TOHO Round beads in two colours:

-Inside-Color / Crystal-Neon Carnation Lined
-Inside-Color / Crystal-Neon Ice Blue Lined

Jewellery end caps – 7mm hole, stainless steel – 2 end caps

Jump rings – 2 x 7mm stainless steels split jump rings

Lobster clasp – 13 mm stainless steel clasp

Charm – a stainless steel moon

Jewellery threads – S-LON in a matching colour

Beading needle – a thin one, e.g. size 12 John James

Jewellery glue – e.g. Hasulith

Sharp scissors

Please note - End Caps have been substituted for glue in magnetic clasp due to stock levels.

Step 1

Start with making the narrow ending, as we did in the previous bracelet so that it will fit the endcaps. So…

String 12 15/0 TR beads in a sequence shown in the picture.

2 PFG Aluminum, 1 Metallic Nebula

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Step 2

Pass the needle through all the beads to make a circle.

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Step 3

Pull the thread and pass through the 1^st two beads.

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Step 4

String 3 beads (1 Nebula and 2 PFG Aluminum) and pass the needle through the 1^st silver bead just behind the blue one.

Repeat the 4^th step 3 times until the end of the circle. Pull the thread so that the beads look like a rope.

Make two more rows.

If you want to use end caps with bigger holes you may resign from making this narrow part.

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Step 5

As you have completed the beginning of the rope it’s time to make the main part of the bracelet. Replace 15/0 TR with pink and blue 11/0 TR.

String 1 pink 11/0 TR and 2 silver 15/0 TR and pass the needle through the 1^st silver bead just behind the nearest blue one.

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Step 6

Repeat the 5^th step.

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Step 7

String 3 beads (1 blue 11/0 TR and 2 silver 15/0 TR ) and pass the needle through the 1^st silver bead just behind the nearest blue one.

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Step 8

Repeat the 7^th step.

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Step 9

String 3 beads (1 pink 11/0 TR and 2 silver 15/0 TR) and pass the needle through the 1^st silver bead just behind the nearest pink one.

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Step 10

Repeat the 9th step.

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Step 11

String 3 beads (1 blue 11/0 TR and 2 silver 15/0 TR ) and pass the needle through the 1^st silver bead just behind the nearest blue one.

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Step 12

Repeat the 11 step.

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Step 13

Continue making the following rows in the same way. Add a 11/0 TR bead in the same colour as the bead in front of the needle and then 2 silver 15/0 TOHO beads and pass the needle through the 1^st silver bead just behind the nearest 11/0 TR bead.

By adding the following rows the rope should look like it’s shown in the picture.

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Step 14

As you have reached the desired length of the bracelet, it’s time to make a narrow end.

We add blue 15/0 TOHO Round beads instead of 11/0 TOHO Round, as we did at the beginning of the rope. This part isn’t much thinner, but it’s thin enough to be put into the hole of the clasp.

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Step 15

Make 3 more rows this way. Tie a knot between the beads, secure the threads and trim.

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Step 16

Russian Spiral rope is empty inside so to prevent the bracelet from falling in and to make it look neat, you can put, a silicone tube inside the bracelet before you put the end caps on it. I used a thin speaker wire.

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Step 17

Put some glue into the end caps and slide them over the ends of the rope.

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Step 18

Attach the jump rings, the lobster clasp and the charm.

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Step 19

It’s done. We’re really curious how your Russian Spiral will look like. Show the pictures on our Facebook group.

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